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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Todd, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Robert S. Boyd, Hillsdale, MI (US);
Melvyn J. Care, Kitchener, CA;
Assignee:
Collins & Aikman Products Co., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 9/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 9/04 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a vibration dampening laminate that is lightweight and has superior sound insulation and vibration dampening properties. The vibration dampening laminate comprises a constraining layer, a viscoelastic adhesive layer, a foam spacing layer and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer including a release layer. The pressure sensitive adhesive layer and release layer are contoured to fit a profile of the article being soundproofed and vibration dampened.